2017 International Darts Open

The 2017 International Darts Open was the eleventh of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, Germany, between 22–24 September 2017. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2017 International Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates22–24 September 2017
VenueSACHSENarena
LocationRiesa
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 England Rob Cross
(second round)
Champion(s)
Scotland Peter Wright
«Event 10 Event 12»

Mensur Suljović was the defending champion after defeating Kim Huybrechts 6–5 in the final of the 2016 tournament, but he was defeated 6–5 in the third round by Gerwyn Price.

Peter Wright then went on to win the contest, defeating Kim Huybrechts 6–5 in the final.

Prize money

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This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £25,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £6,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £4,000
Third round losers (8) £3,000
Second round losers (16) £2,000
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £135,000

Qualification and format

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The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 30 June automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places went to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 4 August), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 21 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 21 September), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 11 August) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 26 August).

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
22 September[3]
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
23 September[4]
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
24 September[5]
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
24 September[5]
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
24 September[5]
Final
(best of 11 legs)
24 September[5]
1  Peter Wright 88.226
  Chris Quantock 91.496  Chris Quantock 87.312
1  Wright 90.026
  Dragutin Horvat 86.923
  R. Huybrechts 88.114
16  Cristo Reyes 82.404
  Ronny Huybrechts 94.106  Ronny Huybrechts 94.246
1  Wright 94.266
  Ted Evetts 89.274
8  Klaasen 93.644
8  Jelle Klaasen 97.136
  Brendan Dolan 90.186  Brendan Dolan 88.844
8  Klaasen 93.936
  Andy Hamilton 70.970
  Jacques 84.904
9  Benito van de Pas 90.912
  Vincent van der Voort 85.194  Peter Jacques 97.556
1  Wright 103.656
  Peter Jacques 85.756
  Meulenkamp 105.893
5  Daryl Gurney 100.915
  Steve Beaton 93.295  Dennis Nilsson 92.196
  Nilsson 92.836
  Dennis Nilsson 86.986
12  Chisnall 91.705
12  Dave Chisnall 100.216
  Darren Webster 95.046  Darren Webster 93.744
  Nilsson 85.502
  Luke Woodhouse 88.604
  Meulenkamp 99.756
4  Michael Smith 90.313
  Ron Meulenkamp 87.646  Ron Meulenkamp 82.866
  Meulenkamp 96.206
  Mick McGowan 85.151
  Payne 88.723
13  Rob Cross 92.824
  Josh Payne 87.856  Josh Payne 94.396
1  Wright 102.656
  Bernd Roith 83.634
7  K. Huybrechts 92.445
2  Mensur Suljović 102.326
  Dimitri Van den Bergh 90.634  William O'Connor 96.003
2  Suljović 102.125
  William O'Connor 89.086
15  Price 100.216
15  Gerwyn Price 99.176
  Simon Stevenson 93.722  Steve Lennon 93.614
15  Price 99.044
  Steve Lennon 99.366
7  K. Huybrechts 99.796
7  Kim Huybrechts 99.746
  Justin Pipe 89.685  Christian Kist 89.641
7  K. Huybrechts 97.516
  Christian Kist 92.296
10  White 100.585
10  Ian White 93.856
  Keegan Brown 86.026  Keegan Brown 87.263
7  K. Huybrechts 90.996
  Michael Plooy 86.574
11  Cullen 94.822
6  Alan Norris 105.066
  Mark Webster 89.504  Max Hopp 87.911
6  Norris 88.553
  Max Hopp 90.636
11  Cullen 94.616
11  Joe Cullen 113.776
  Richie Corner 89.546  Richie Corner 91.661
11  Cullen 98.826
  Martin Schindler 86.744
3  Whitlock 91.893
3  Simon Whitlock 100.956
  Kyle Anderson 100.596  Kyle Anderson 94.974
3  Whitlock 99.826
  Jerry Hendriks 91.391
14  King 92.881
14  Mervyn King 92.236
  John Michael 80.716  John Michael 94.232
  Nándor Bezzeg 74.233

References

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  1. ^ "Dutch Darts Masters Entries Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Further Ratajski Success & Bezzeg Qualifies".
  3. ^ "2017 HappyBet International Open Day One". PDC. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 HappyBet International Open Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "2017 HappyBet International Open Finals Day". PDC. Retrieved 24 September 2017.